vs Cucut pedang

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Alopias pelagicus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Cucut pedang is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Cucut pedang
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Alga coklat)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Chordariaceae	Alopiidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Alopias
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Alopias pelagicus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Cucut pedang

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Cucut pedang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Cucut pedang

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Cucut pedang

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.